Parents' attitudes towards on-site child care
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Date
20122013
Author
Stangl, Katy
Okerglicki, Crystal
Advisor(s)
Wolfgram, Susan
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There is a large body of research analyzing parents' participation
in the labor force and the type of child care used in the United States,
but very little is known about a trend in organizations that provides
a different child care option for parents: on-site child care (Connelly,
Degraff, & Willis, 2002). This nonrandom pilot study examined
the attitudes of parents towards on-site child care by surveying 19
parents using an on-site facility at a small, Midwestern university. It
was predicted that work/academic performance would be positively
impacted because of using on-site child care and that the dependability
of the on-site child care would positively impact parental satisfaction.
Survey data was statistically analyzed and results indicate support for
the first hypothesis. Implications for future research consist of using
a larger and random sample to generalize findings. Implications for
practitioners include considering adding on-site child care to their
facility to decrease absenteeism and increase worker performance.
Subject
Employer-sponsored child care
Child care
On-site child care